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05/09/2033
EOD Running: BackUps
Ian Kessels vs William Yalley

Boxing Daily Report from the Ghana National Finals 2025,  taking place on 01/04/2025 from Kumasi, Ghana:

The Kumasi venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have the Final of the Welterweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Ian Kessels (36 - 16) who hails from Accra, Ghana and William Yalley(37(2) - 18) from Accra, Ghana.  

Round 1: 

Kessels lands a cross.  
Kessels tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kessels lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yalley advances into close range.  Yalley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Kessels steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Kessels steps to the outside.  Yalley lands a cross.  
Yalley is looking to close the distance.  Yalley pivots from in front of his opponent.  Yalley throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yalley pivots from in front of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Yalley pivots from in front of his opponent, but Kessels lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Yalley manouvers Kessels onto the ropes.  Kessels tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yalley steps away from his opponent.  Kessels lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Yalley pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Kessels's liver.  
Yalley sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kessels lands a cross.  
Kessels lands a jab.  
Yalley closes the distance and walks Kessels down, trapping him in the corner.  Yalley lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Yalley switches the action to the outside.  Kessels lands a jab to Yalley's body.  Kessels throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Kessels's body.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside.  Kessels feints a left hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Yalley: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 2: 

Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Yalley connects with a cross.  
Kessels throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yalley forces Kessels to retreat into the red corner.  Kessels lands a stinging left uppercut.  
Kessels drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Yalley pivots to the right of his opponent.  Yalley attempts to land a cross, but Kessels blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Yalley is on target with a cross.  
Yalley gets on the inside.  Yalley sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance.  Yalley throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yalley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Yalley pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Kessels connects with a left uppercut.  Kessels throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Yalley's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Yalley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Kessels lands a sharp left hook.  
Yalley gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to Kessels's body.  
Kessels lands a right hook.  Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yalley steps inside.  Yalley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Kessels lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Yalley is looking to close the distance.  Kessels attempts to land a left hook, but Yalley blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Yalley walks Kessels onto the ropes.  Yalley connects with a solid right hook.  
Yalley sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Yalley: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 3: 

Yalley advances into close range.  Kessels drives a right hook into Yalley's ribcage.  
Yalley pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Yalley closes the distance.  Yalley pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Yalley advances into close range.  Yalley pivots to the right of his opponent, but Kessels is on target with a left hook to Yalley's body.  
Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Kessels backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Yalley accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Kessels.  Yalley hits home with a solid cross.  
Yalley tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kessels lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Yalley steps inside.  Yalley pivots to the right of his opponent.  Yalley tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yalley steps inside and drives a right uppercut into Kessels's body.  Yalley throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside.  Yalley lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yalley sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kessels lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  Kessels attempts to land an overhand left, but Yalley blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Yalley hits home with a cross.  
Kessels hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Yalley gets on the inside.  Kessels digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Yalley sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels lands a solid jab.  
Yalley advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Yalley gets on the inside.  Kessels digs in a right uppercut to Yalley's ribcage.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Yalley: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 2 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 3 Scores: 1 - 0


Final Scorecard: 2 - 1

The winner, on points, from Accra, Ghana.... Ian Kessels

Fight Statistics
Kessels: 
Total Punches Thrown: 105                           
Total Punches Landed: 44                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 73                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 37                            
Total Jabs Landed: 18                            

Yalley: 
Total Punches Thrown: 96                            
Total Punches Landed: 43                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 67                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3